The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
ATLANTA. GA. NOVEMBER 5, 1851.
Cotton Iignrcs.

Cotton Figures.
The New York Financial Chronicle says
that the marketing Of cotton by rail during
October has been on "a very liberal scale, and
II is equally true that never before has so
much cotton reached market during Octo-
Der as in the present season. This result
has been made possible, FIRST. because the
crop is an exceedingly early one, and second
on account Of the favorable conditions for
gathering it which have thus far generally
prevailed The months gross aggregate
overland is 205, PA bales, against I50,lSl
bales in 1856 and $50, 53S in 1850. The gain
has been well distributed over the various
routes except that no cotton has been car
ried thus far this year, via Hannibal, while
last year the movement reached 1921 bales
For the two months the total movement ex-
hibits an excess over the like period year
ago OF Is, I3g bales. and in comparison with
1885 the increase is O., 54S bales. In The net
for the month the gains over previous years
Is not quite SO marked as in the gross, reach
ing IS, oi2 bales compared with last year and
85, 247 bales contrasted with 1855. For the
season to date the excess is respectively ST.
500 and 81 ,7a0 bales
The net port receipts during the month
have been decidedly heavy, reaching ,2l3.-
ao4 bales, against ,o34, 450 bales a year ago
and ,055, 1924 bales two years since. For
the two months to November the excess
compared with 1856 is 474.527 bales. the
gain over 1855 being 4Z6, GA bales The OK
ports to foreign ports during October have
been 7el POP bales and compare with 570-
Rl5 bales last year and 800 0l6 bales in 1885,
and the total since September ! records
large excess over either of the two preceding
years. 1t will be noticed that the continent
has taken 204, $40 bales more this year than
last or an increase Of over l3S per cent.
Northern spuuers had up to November
taken 1929 bales. an increase over the
corresponding period in 1856 Of 81, 1866 bales
and an increase over the same time in 1885
of 4i,301 bales. The amount Of cotton
marketed since September in 1887. is 549.-
BOG bales more than in 1856 and sos. 7l8
bales more than in 1881 The movement up
10 November Of the present year is GlS, 500
bales more than in 1886 and 500, 7I3 bales
greater than in 1885
The Chronicle, in its weekly review of
Ihe cotton movement, says that for the week
ending last Friday night the total receipts
have reached 2Se, l7I bales, against 2gl .Q34
bales last week, 27l 100 bales the previous
week and 276,s I6 bales three weeks since.
making the total receipts since the LIST of
September, 1887, 2,o3S,7i5 bales, against
i,el5,460 bales for the same period of 1886,
showingan increase since September I, 1887,
OF 428. 2T9 bales
The exports for the week reach a total of
n3,226 bales, of which 05,5Ql were
TO Great Britain, 1860 to France
and l0l, o79 TO the rest Of the
continent. The total sales for forward de-
livery for the week are 474, 100 bales For
immediate delivery the total sales foot IN
this week 1886 bales, including for OK
port, 1886 for consumption. - for specula.
tion and 49, in transit. OF the above -
bales were 20 arrive.
The imports into continental ports have
oecn 900 bales There has been AN I'm.
crease in the cotton in sight Of sou ia
bales as compared with the same date of
1886, an increase of 2Sl,4I5 balys as com.
pared with the corresponding date OF is,5
and anIncrease of 1910 bales as compared
with 1854.
Tie Old interior stocks have increased
during ihe week 55,o9S bales, and are to-
night -i,Si3 bales more than at the same
period last year. The receipts at the same
towns have been S,l28 bales less than the
same week last year, and since September
the receipts at all the towns are 2O0. $50
bales more than for the same time in lSsO.